Permian–Triassic extinction event

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass extinction event
gptkbp:affects insects
amphibians
marine invertebrates
plants
reptiles
evolution of life on Earth
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Dying
gptkbp:category Extinction events
Mesozoic events
Paleozoic events
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Siberian_Traps_eruptions
climate change
ocean acidification
volcanism
anoxia
asteroid impact (hypothesized)
methane release
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction about 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species
many insect species
over 90% of marine species
gptkbp:date about 252 million years ago
gptkbp:duration less than 200,000 years
gptkbp:evidence fossil specimen
carbon isotope anomalies
iridium anomalies
sedimentary layers
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Triassic–Jurassic_extinction_event
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Permian–Triassic extinction event
gptkbp:ledTo rise of dinosaurs
decline of synapsids
recovery of ecosystems in Triassic
gptkbp:location global
gptkbp:occurredAtEndOf gptkb:Permian_Period
gptkbp:occurredAtStartOf gptkb:Triassic_Period
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Phanerozoic_Eon
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Guadalupian–Lopingian_extinction_event
gptkbp:significance largest mass extinction in Earth's history
gptkbp:studiedBy climate scientists
geologists
paleontologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Permian
gptkb:Trilobites
gptkb:Paleozoikum
gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
gptkb:Permian_period
gptkb:Triassic–Jurassic_extinction_event
gptkb:Changhsingian_age
gptkb:Lopingian_epoch
gptkb:Eurypterida
gptkb:Extinction
gptkb:Rugosa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6